#(simultaneously)

[faeriekit]

War of Succession: dp x dc

"It's simple, really," the Ghost King smirked, the purple bands around his eyes widening as he narrowed his gaze. "You release me from this circle. I give you a promise to never return, and you get an influential hostage from my side. Easy breezy. Can't get any simpler than that."

Diana, Clark, and Bruce shared a look.

On the one hand, a hostage would be a good way to ensure that the threat to stay away from their dimension would actually stick. This particular Ghost King had been known for sweeping through the whole length and breadth of at least one dimension, and leaving only charred wreckage behind. A fight against him would waste precious time and resources that they should be using to solve the problems of the dimension they were already in—

—And based on Constantine's projections, a fight with this monarch would be a fight they might not even win.

Wonder Woman grimaced. Batman and Superman carefully did not do the same.

Wonder Woman was the only combatant who willingly and purposefully executed the occasional opponent; she was the only one the Ghost King seemed to respect in some manner, even if he occasionally pointed wary red eyes at the Bat behind her. Still, Diana faced him head on, eye to eye.

"No harm will come to your hostage, assuming that they do not challenge us. Leaving our custody would become a declaration of hostilities between us. Do you agree to this contract?"

The Ghost King's fanged smile was bloodthirsty. His smugness was palpable.

"Deal. I swear it on my crown."

There was absolutely something up his sleeve. It was too bad that there was no time for Bruce to decipher his motives.

Diana held her bare hand out, expression grim, back straight. The Ghost King leaned down— his green-tinged face was blank as stone, his black-gloved hand broad and wide.

Wonder Woman was unafraid. She took the hand.

One of the presiding JL Dark members hissed; Diana was fairly sure it was Captain Marvel, given his age—

Green swept through Diana like high tide, like a riptide, like waves buffeting her left and right until water was forced into her lungs and tried to sweep her off her feet.

She held fast. Diana was the child of gods and a Leader of her people. Of course she held fast.

...The waters slowly ebbed. Diana blinked green out of her eyes and saw the Ghost King did the same, wincing and cracking his shoulders the way Batman might after a hard battle.

Zatanna, Captain Marvel, and Constantine eased back on the circle beneath the monarch.

—And then the Ghost King was gone.

No light. No smoke. No sound. Just gone.

"...Uh," said Clark. Bruce swiftly shushed him.

A lime green tear ripped its way open where the circle had been drawn only seconds ago. Diana thought she heard some sort of voice shouting, and then a deeper, thicker voice growl back—

—And a teenager was punted straight into the arms of a baffled Captain Marvel. Billy quickly swerved to catch him safely, just as shocked as the teen in his arms was.

The teenager had the same white hair as the Ghost King, a similar Black jumpsuit that bore the same emblem, the same sharp fangs in his gritted teeth...and a smaller, but identically designed, floating black-iron crown. Was he smaller in frame? Absolutely. Was he also clearly terrified at the realization that he was surrounded by foreign combatants?

His eyes were so wide. So green. So scared.

His form flickered as he tried to disappear from sight. Zatanna's preventative spellwork stopped the invisibility from taking hold— and his panic clearly increased as he tried to scrabble up and over Billy's shoulders.

The Ghost King had thrown them his heir. Diana swallowed. Worse, she feared, there was reason to suspect that doing so was more to his benefit than their own.

A battle for succession was rarely bloodless.

Diana did not look forward to this...aftermath.

[msfcatlover]

Pristine Cut is so fucking good y’all!

I’ve played through The Cage, the new post-Adversary Fury, and just got through Happily Ever After. I’m actually crying right now, Happily was so good, I don’t even have words. I hope nobody ever gets it as their first playthrough first route, because so much of the dread rides on knowing something is very, very wrong when the formula breaks, and every single character goes to such interesting places, and…

The worst part? Hearing the Narrator’s development and knowing it’s not my last chapter for this run. I’m so sorry, buddy. I’m so, so sorry. I’m going to reset you, and you don’t get a say. I hate that I’m taking this away from you.

I mean, honestly, everything about this chapter was “the worst part” in the best way, but that’s the point where I couldn’t hold back the tears anymore.

Thank you for the dance, Happy. I’m glad you saw the stars.

[saltpepperbeard]

ed really swam all the way back from the dinghy with weapons, leather, and hair weighing him down huh

ed really swam away from an escape and jumped into the hands of the british huh

ed really swam without a second of hesitation and did all of that just to be at stede’s side again huh

[vidoesthings]

yes, jayce talis CAN be a hextech genuis AND a himbo

[leviiiachan]

more raggedy ann and andy fanart did i hear someone say???(nobody adked for this)

I LOVE THEM THOUGH THEYRE SO SILLY AND I LOVE ANDY A WHOLE LOT AHHHHHHHH

apple

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

donna "it was never that far from the surface mate" noble not having a worry in the world leaving 14 and yaz alone in the living room at night to finish their movie while she goes to bed entirely unaware of the tragic lesbian romance of the century that those two concluded about an hour before donna re-met the doctor

[barso-re-megha-megha]

no but the moment shardul (Rajkumar Rao's character) puts on the rainbow mask at the end of the movie is such an instrumental moment of just growth and acceptance within and of himself,,, because since the beginning of the movie it's easy to see how hard it is for him to even define/identify himself as a homosexual man and throughout the movie there's a constant conflict of him wanting to live as his most authentic self vs vying for social acceptance both in the contexts of family and career. As a cop he often comes across queer people who are ridiculed and punished and forced to run away,,, but he has to stay there and watch what could happen to him if he ever comes out through the words of the people he's surrounded by and even feels kinship with,,,

the first time he meets guru then,, guru is wearing a rainbow mask at a gay wedding and creating a "ruckus" and "disturbing peace". Shardul on the other hand is there in a professional capacity with his colleagues and is tasked with stopping him from making more of a nuisance out if himself,,, In their first interaction with each other shardul asks him about his masks and whether he's ashamed of himself and that's the reason he's wearing it, to hide which is then followed by him removing his mask.

This marks the way we're supposed to see the mask as not hiding away but accepting a part of oneself and being proud and just accepting of whoever and whatever you identify as,,, moving to the last part of the movie when invited shardul instead chooses to wear the mask as an acknowledgement of himself and his identity and just as a callback to the idea of not being ashamed and just,,, it marks such a big change and growth arc for his character who's seen to be so repressed when concerning his sexuality among family and colleagues

and the fact that he then chooses to click pictures with the aforementioned colleagues is just- cherry on top 🫶🏽🤌🏼 and i just love how he goes from being unable to voice it out loud, to coming out to his family (willingly mind you), to accepting and acknowledging it infront of the people he craves acceptance and respect from (his colleagues but also the society as a whole) and yeah.

[purplecelestial-buddy]

Fandom in law this, fandom in law that

What about your fandom in law being a game made by the same company of a game you do play?

[chaotic-orphan]

MILD UPDATE:

The next part of Stranger and Supervillain’s brand are in the works!!!! [so expect them in the next week or two]

Also, Heroic betrayal and Defiant Leader x confident Villain are halfway through their next chapters. {expect within the week}

Vendetta is basically written in my head I just need it written down first ((if my brain would stop starting new projects that would be wonderful, but here we are🙃))

Also more Alphabet of whump is coming it’s just taking time

Sorry it’s taken so long, thank you for being patient XD I really appreciate it 🫶🫶🫶

More rants below, I’m sorry for so many rants this week, I am a very loquacious person

I usually write the next part in the ask box and then publish it, so I don’t respond to asks until it’s written — except the semantics ask where I published it by accident😅 but yes!! Just a lil update for you all!!! And if you like a series, no matter how small [@me with Immortal Hunter and Benignant mischief ] you can ask for a second part if you enjoyed it, and I am happy to oblige!!! Though it may take a while, usually one-two weeks

[[Except twisted love, which has left me writer’s block like I’ve never felt before so I think that will be re-written and changed a bit storywise so I can actually write it because I love the idea, BUT SEMANTICS— it’s like royal whump, male whumper, lady whumpee, kind of same ish vibes if you want more — BUT OKAY RANT OVER THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK ]]

XOXO Mack

[readersmagnet]

During the global lockdown, Christina Trezevant McGriff captures the surge in purposeful spiritual and political consciousness that shaped lives worldwide. Her insights offer a profound reflection on this unprecedented time.

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[maleficore]

yes.

[obliviouskara]

idk if im the only person who finds it really hot when you have a pretty girl pressed up against you and you just breathe in her scent while you hold her close like ugh

[artisplatters]

imagine, if you will....

a universe where bill successfully does the therapy...

and goes back to gravity falls to make amends...

and maybe or maybe not manages to rekindle a flame long thought to be dead...

but he can't stay forever, because part of the therapy program is that he needs to reincarnate...

[twinchromatid]

why is being creative so difficult

[shellxrls]

oh bye i forgot why i needed the pic in the first place but here it is 😁:

[dragoncommunion]

this game is so fucking cool